Baseboard and shoe mold



May 25 1926. 1,585,960

I. A. BAUM BASEBOARD AND SHOE MOLD Filed Sept 22, 1925 ILi/o. 1.

WITNESSES [NVENTOR W W lsg w H.3rcaa1t ATTORNEYS f atented May 25, 1926.

UNITE STTS ISAAC ALBERT BAUM, 0F MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

BASE-BOARD AND SHOE MOLD.

Application filed September This invention relates to improvements in shoe-mold and floor surface when fastening the shoe-mold in place.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved baseboard adapted particularly for use in connection with constructions where no trim exists around doors, being of such a design as to facilitate the swinging back of doors under this particular condition.

Other objects and advantages appear in r the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which Figure 1 is a sectional perspective view of a portion of a wall and. door, illustrating the application of the improved base-board and shoe-mold.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view of the base-board and shoe-mold.

As suggested in one of the foregoing objects of the invention the purpose of the improved base-board is to facilitate the swinging of doors in building constructions where the usual door trim is omitted. The compactness of the baseboard and shoe mold introduces an advantage of its own, namely, the making of very tight joints which prevent the entrance of dirt, vermin, etc.

Instead of carrying the bottom of the base-board 3 down straight until it meets the floor, it is made to stop short of the floor line, leaving a space at 5. The lower portion of the base-board is beveled at 6, producing a recess for the reception of a similarly beveled shoe-mold 7. The shoe mold, when nailed in place, has a tendency to ride down the bevel 6, thus making a tight joint not only with the base-board but also the surface of the floor.

The space 5, mentioned before, receives 22, 1925. Serial No. 57,969.

the inner corner of the shoe-mold 7. The freedom afforded by the space permits of the corner to travel downward and inward without obstruction for facilitating the tightness with which the shoe-mold meets the base-board and floor. It is seen in the drawing that the outer vertical surfaces of the base-board 3 and shoe-mold 7 are substantially flush. This eliminates the projection over the floor surface of the usual shoe mold and adds a fraction to the apparent size of the room in which the invention is installed.

The space occupied by the combined baseboard and shoe-mold is equal only to that formerly occupied by the base-board alone. The shoe mold is situated within the confines of the baseboard. It must be understood that the material of which the baseboard and shoe-mold are made is not confined to wood, but may be made of metal or other suitable materials.

l Jhile the construction and arrangement of the improved base-board is that of a generally preferred form, obviously modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A baseboard having a bevel along the floor edge on the outside forming a space along the floor, and a shoemold occupying said space having asimilar bevel on the top edge and back side, said bevels producing a wedging action against the baseboard driv' ing it against a wall as the shoe-mold is driven in place upon a floor causing a tight joint between both the base-board and shoe mold and the shoe-mold and the adjacent floor surface.

2. A base-board having a continuous bevel at one side along the bottom outer edge, said base-board being applied to a wall structure with said continuous bevel to the outside and with the lowermost edge of the baseboard disposed above the floor to form a continuous space along the bottom side and edge of the baseboard adjacent to the floor surface, and a shoe-mold having a similar bevel placed against said side bevel, the inner edge of the shoe-mold entering said space beneath the edge of the baseboard while riding down said bevel during driving into position, thereby pressing the baseboard againstthe wall and making a tight joint with the floor surface.

ISAAC ALBERT BAUM. 

